Measuring electric dipole moments of trapped sub-mm particles
@article{Onyeagusi2022MeasuringED, title={Measuring electric dipole moments of trapped sub-mm particles}, author={F. Chioma Onyeagusi and Jens Teiser and Niclas Schneider and Gerhard Wurm}, journal={Journal of Electrostatics}, year={2022} }
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